Standardized survey interviewing ; minimizing interviewer-related error /

Accuracy, reliability, verifiable and error-free results - these are the goals that anyone involved in survey interviewing desires. A practical guide to producing standardized - and reliable - interviews, this volume represents a blending of social science theories of interviewing dynamics, the auth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fowler, Floyd J
Other Authors: Mangione, Thomas W
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, CA : Sage Publications, 1990
Newbury Park, CA : c1990
Newbury Park, Calif. : c1990
Newbury Park, CA : 1990
Newbury Park, Calif. : c1990
Newbury Park, CA : 1990
Series:Applied social research methods series ; 18
Applied social research methods series v. 18
Applied social research methods series ; v. 18
Applied social research methods series v 18
Applied social research methods series v. 18
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • What is a standardized survey interview?
  • What is interviewer-related error?
  • Standardized interviewing techniques
  • Establishing the context for standardized interviews
  • The role of question design in standardized interviewing
  • Interviewer selection and interviewer-related error
  • Training interviewers
  • Interviewer supervision
  • How to reduce interviewer-related error in surveys